1787 United States 1/2 penny Value
A 1787 United States 1/2 penny is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
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1787 United States 1/2 penny value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is a 1787 United States 1/2 penny worth right now?
Pricing for the 1787 United States 1/2 penny depends on grade and current collector demand.
1787 United States 1/2 penny specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1787
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.35 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1787 United States 1/2 penny was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What collectors pay for in a 1787 United States 1/2 penny
Documented examples of the 1787 United States 1/2 penny in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1787 United States 1/2 penny. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1787 United States 1/2 penny inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS III REX
bust laurel. cuir. r.
Reverse
BRITANNIA
Britannia std. l.
Measured 1787 United States 1/2 penny specimens
10 physically measured 1787 United States 1/2 penny examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.35 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #1 | 7.49 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.996 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #2 | 6.63 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.996 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #3 | 7.23 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.995 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #4 | 7.24 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.995 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #5 | 7.71 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.995 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #6 | 7.35 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.996 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #7 | 7.47 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.995 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #8 | 7.59 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Vlack.18-87.C, Breen.995 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #9 | 8.13 g | 28 mm | - | Seaby.3774, Breen.996 |
| 1787 United States 1/2 penny #10 | 6.363 g | 27 mm | 6 h | Vlack.20-87C |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.